Years ago, I created a file text file (unimaginatively named `links.txt`). In it I save links to articles to read later, along with a subject. I have categories in the file.
I fixed my text editor to be able to open a browser on a link I click.
I don't really know what else is necessary.
[I quit using browser bookmarks because 1) it cannot be backed up 2) does not survive reinstalling the browser 3) does not move to other machines 4) cannot add a text description 5) cannot categorize them 6) cannot print them.]
Browser bookmarks have long since been able to be bookmarked, categorized, synced to other machines, can include description, and if you fiddle a little - print them too.
> [I quit using browser bookmarks because 1) it cannot be backed up 2) does not survive reinstalling the browser 3) does not move to other machines 4) cannot add a text description 5) cannot categorize them 6) cannot print them.]
The old Netscape bookmarks.html format is fairly well supported by lots of software (incl. the browser that you're using, probably).
Just looking from where I stand, in Tor Browser (patched version of Firefox):
- Hamburger menu
- Bookmarks
- Manage bookmarks (Or hit Ctrl + Shift + O)
There are backup, restore, import, and export options. There is also a button labelled "Organize" where I can create folders and move the bookmarks into them.
Unsurprisingly I'm doing the same, and the file is also named 'links.txt'. Using tags however, instead of categorising. Problem is, I almost never get to read them, an issue that this app is trying to alleviate.
I always make sure to include the browser user profile directory in my file-level backups for this reason. Then I can restore bookmarks but also my hundreds of tabs...
I fixed my text editor to be able to open a browser on a link I click.
I don't really know what else is necessary.
[I quit using browser bookmarks because 1) it cannot be backed up 2) does not survive reinstalling the browser 3) does not move to other machines 4) cannot add a text description 5) cannot categorize them 6) cannot print them.]